name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rains
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹeɪnz/
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rhymes with -eɪnz
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homophone: reigns
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homophone: reins
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CMU ARPABET: R EY1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of rain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
A rainy season; monsoon
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- The rains came early this year.
Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of rain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Slovene: deževje — rainy season
- Swedish: regn — rainy season
- Telugu: వానలు (vānalu) — rainy season
- Telugu: వర్షాలు (varṣālu) — rainy season
Real reading context